2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

2017 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Van Dam (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLuke Thompson (1st season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
2018 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Colgate $^   6 – 0     10 – 2  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Georgetown   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Lehigh   2 – 4     3 – 8  
  2 – 4     3 – 8  
Fordham   2 – 4     2 – 9  
Bucknell   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach John Garrett, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*
NECFRL 6–354,157
September 83:30 p.m.at Delaware*
MASNL 0–3712,781
September 156:00 p.m.Monmouth*
Stadium, WBPHL 20–244,325
September 221:00 p.m.at Colgate
StadiumL 0–457,753
September 296:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
Stadium, WBPHW 31–245,295
October 133:30 p.m.Georgetowndagger
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
Stadium, WBPHL 6–134,657
October 2012:00 p.m.at Bucknell
Stadium, WBPHW 29–273,097
October 271:00 p.m.at Fordham
StadiumW 21–133,616
November 312:30 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
Stadium, WBPHL 14–403,914
November 1012:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 13–3131,286
November 1712:30 p.m.Lehigh
MASN, Stadium, WBPHL 3–3411,028

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Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Colgate 71 (11)
2 Lehigh 63 (3)
3 Fordham 45
4 Holy Cross 40
T–5 Bucknell 31
T–5 Lafayette 31
7 Georgetown 13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Game summaries

At Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 3 0 3 0 6
Pioneers 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

At Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Fightin' Blue Hens 14 7 7 9 37
See also: 2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 6 9 6 3 24
Leopards 13 7 0 0 20
See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Raiders 15 21 9 0 45
See also: 2018 Colgate Raiders football team

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 10 0 7 24
Leopards 7 7 7 10 31
See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 13 0 0 13
Leopards 0 3 0 3 6
See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

At Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 7 0 13 9 29
Bisons 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team

At Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 14 7 0 21
Rams 0 13 0 0 13
See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 17 23 0 40
Leopards 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 3 3 0 7 13
Black Knights 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 17 0 10 7 34
Leopards 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.
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